Tomisaburô Wakayama

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Ichirô Izawa

Tosshô Sawamura

The Ghost Story of Oiwa's Spirit

The Ghost Story of Oiwa's Spirit (1961)

Machiko Hasegawa

Ichirô Takakura

Shinjirô Asano

In the 1840s, Ichi, blind masseur and quick-draw swordsman, travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years' ago. The villages in the area, after several years of famine, have struggled to raise 1,000 ryo in taxes they owe. The money is stolen while in transit to the governor. Ichi is accused as is Boss Chuji, a samurai Ichi respects. Ichi sets out to find the money and clear his own and Chuji's names. Along the way, he must face Kichizo's sister, some of Chuji's own gang, a corrupt governor, and his henchmen. Loyalties shift even as Ichi's moral compass stays true.—

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

Gen Kimura

Yutaka Nakamura

Eijirô Yanagi

Rumors of conflict between two rival gangs are raised to a din. The two bosses chose their champions to fight for control of the city. One is a samurai turned fisherman with a secret and the other is Zato-no-Ichi, a degenerate gambler and massage therapist with a lightning sword.—ArtDocHound

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

Yôichi Numata

Harumi Sone

Nobuo Kaneko

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer and suggests they choose Matsuda, who is in prison.

Big Time Gambling Boss

Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)

Mitsuko Kusabue

Keiko Kishi

Misako Watanabe

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.—Frankie Lafferty

Akuma no temari-uta

Akuma no temari-uta (1977)

Ken Takakura

Oryu (Fuji Junko) is invited to stay with a local yakuza boss of a silk farming town. When a rival gang murders the boss Oryu takes it upon herself to protect his business and family.

The Valiant Red Peony

The Valiant Red Peony (1968)

Tsunehiko Watase

Asao Uchida

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

Hiroki Matsukata

Shôtarô Hayashi

Hiroshi Katô

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yakuza.

Keepers of Order

Keepers of Order (1962)

Kyôko Kishida

Kô Nishimura

Ishikawa Goemon (Ichikawa Raizo), a talented young ninja, becomes ensnared in a twisted scheme to assassinate Oda Nobunaga, an evil warlord bent on ruling feudal Japan with an iron fist. Deceit, treachery, and entire gangs of enemy ninja lurk around every corner as Goemon travels the countryside to complete his task, win back his honor, and save his skin!—Anonymous

Ninja, a Band of Assassins

Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)

Jun Tazaki

Government spies clash against the militant police force known as the Shinsengumi in the streets of Edo. Lies and conspiracy infect the brotherhood just as they are tasked with a mission to prevent a violent incident. The group wavers and shows signs of fracture on the eve of their greatest battle.—ArtDocHound

Shinsengumi shimatsuki

Shinsengumi shimatsuki (1963)

Nenji Kobayashi

Bunta Sugawara

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.—J.L. Riviere

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)

The story of a compassionate yakuza who had a turbulent upbringing.

Shura no mure

Shura no mure (1984)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Jun Fubuki

Masao Kusakari

This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano-O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the phoenix so that Queen Himiko, sister of Susano-O can have eteranal life. Matsuro is then destroyed by the Takamagahara, who have mastered the art of horseback riding, which is foreign to all other western Japanese tribes. One of their number, Uzume uses makeup to appear ugly and avoid rape, though her dancing induces Jingi to spare her. Queen Himiko's apprentice, Iyo, orders the execution of an innocent based on her magical observation, so Susano-O sides with the people. A Yamatai doctor named Guzuri washes up from a shipwreck in the country of Kumaso, where Hinaku, daughter of the chief, is dying. Urusni, her husband, is killed hunting the phoenix to save her, but Guzuri gives her penicillin, which saves her, so the chief marries him to her. The Yamatai army, led by Sarutahaiko, destroys the entire village, but Guzuri, who is initially blamed, and Hinaku escape, and Nagi, the son of the chief, is spared because he knows where the phoenix lives. Initially enraged, Hinaku eventually makes Sarutahaiko take charge of Nagi, who trains him to fight animated foxes, but he is thrown in a pit of wasps when Nagi teams up with Oro, daughter of the innocent man who was executed, in attempt to kill the queen, though Nagi hits a servant, instead. The three attempt to escape during an eclipse which terrorizes the people, but Oro is killed. Sarutahaiko and Nagi float to what remains of Kumaso, Sarutahaiko's nose permanently swollen to great size. In an earthquake Guzuni and new mother Hinaku are trapped at the bottom of a crater, where they will spend the rest of their lives, while Nagi and Sarutahaiko find a horse (Nagi briefly turning into an animation of Astro Boy when kicked), and then the Takamagahara. Jingi has no interest in living forever, but in immortalizing himself through history, and sets out to conquer Yamatai, sparing the two only because Uzume wishes to marry Sarutahaiko.—Scott Hutchins

Hi no tori

Hi no tori (1978)

Daijirô Harada

Yasuyo Matsumura

Kasuga no Tsubone was a Japanese noble, one of the best politicians in the Edo period. A prominent samurai family during that period. She negotiated with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Lady Kasuga

Lady Kasuga (1990)

Yukiko Fuji

Eitarô Ozawa

Yoshio Inaba

In part five of the 8-part Shinobi No Mono Ninja film series the heroic ninja Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa, of Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) serves the daimyo Sanada, played by Lone Wolf and Cub star Tomisaburo Wakiyama. They are assaulted by Ieyasu and his soldiers. They flee to an allied camp, and once there start plotting how to fight back and win the war. They come across a gun merchant with a unique, three-barrel gun, giving the holder incredible fire power. They begin to strategize ways to find out how the merchant selling these firearms has acquired them, hoping that possession of these weapons in their arsenal will lead to ultimate victory. The merchants of Tanegashima are the makers of the gun, and claim they have made it according to a blueprint gained from the only Western traders they are allowed to do business with, the Portuguese. The Sanada partisans know that can't be true because the 3-barrel gun is made of iron too fine for the Portuguese to have access to. They must unravel the secret of the "3-barrel gun". Kirigakure is sent to the Island city of Tanegishima to solve the mystery. Once there he will need all his ninja skills to survive, not only the Tanegishima cartel and their Chinese allies, but enemies from his past, in the form of the daughters of a slain enemy ninja. Can he get the job done and stay alive?

Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô

Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô (1964)

Takahiro Tamura

Tamao Nakamura

Ken Tanaka

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

My Son! My Son!

My Son! My Son! (1979)

Shigeru Kôyama

Masayuki Ueda is sent to prison for murder, but is unable to be contained for long.

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)

Renji Ishibashi

Kenji Ushio

Isao Kimura

The final film, and the final confrontation between Ogami and Retsudo. With most of his family already dead at Ogami's hands, Retsudo launches one last plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu Clan.—barabbas

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

Sô Yamamura

Shin Kishida

Fourth film in the Lone Wolf and Cub series. Ogami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin. Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogami's son, and sees his chance for revenge.—barabbas

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Jun Hamamura

Tôru Abe

Hatsuo Yamaya

The third instalment of the 'Lone Wolf & Cub' film series sees Ogami Itto and his son; Daigoro, face with with a series of foes; new and old, as they wander across feudal Japan. From despicable ravaging ronin, to the honourable yet dangerous Bohachimono gang, and not to mention the allies and agents of the dreaded Yagyu Clan.—samrussell-82620

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)

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